Dual Monitors

[Dungeoncrawler]

Anyone using some type of setup for this when playing X3? I know there is no official support, but maybe have the galaxy map as a background on the second monitor? Any other inventive ideas?

Dc

[BugMeister]

I haven't found a way of doing this, yet..
once X3 is running (even in Windowed mode) cursor control passes to the game,
ScorpBy's map will switch in and out with a shift+tab combo, but there's no way to move the map to the second screen,
DualView and Horizontal Span won't work, as the cursor is "held" by each program..

- that's with NVIDIA, BTW

[exogenesis]

ScorpBy's map will switch in and out with a shift+tab combo, but there's no way to move the map to the second screen

Scorp's map does 2nd screen specifically (with NVidia DualView, in map press F2, then click '2nd')

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but you're right about the switching between X3 & the map being a prob., i.e. it minimises X3.
That's still workable for map 'searching' tho, switch to map, do search or whatever, then switch back to X3,
you can still view the map / search results, very (very) useful

[BugMeister]

That's an elegant solution, exogenesis - it looks fantastic..

I think your having identical monitors may be the key..
I have a 19" LCD for monitor No1 and a 17" CRT for No2

the screen resolution change doesn't appear carry over with the map on to the 2nd Monitor
I have No1 on 1280x1024, but in DualView the CRT refuses to budge from 1024x768 res
consequently, Scorp's map "overflows" the screen when moved over,
and the inset GUI's for search and sector info etc. don't behave correctly

- this may be a glitch with the 7600GT..

- unfortunately, as I'm fond of playing X3 at the higher res, I don't think it will work for me..

- it looks like I'll have to get an identical 19" LCD monitor first..

[Bhruic]

I've got a 22" lcd main monitor, and a 19" CRT monitor. Switching the map to the 2nd screen works fine for me.

edit: Actually, on re-inspection, it does look like it's cutting off the right part of the screen.

Bh

[Occam]

Love the cjoice of "play aids"! A pint and a packet of Pringles usually accompany my X3 time too!

[exogenesis]

All we need now is an automatically refilling glass system,
so we don't interrupt game play.

Possibly if enough people hassle ScorpBY, he might even consider a re-sizing
map depending on the 2nd monitor size ?

[ScorpBY]

Hello )
I must admit i have only one monitor and i can`t test this feature normally. So i`ve made it "as is".